Catholic Church

By Catholic News Agency - “Bishop Jenky is deeply saddened by this decision”… “In particular, Bishop Jenky is even more concerned for the many faithful who are devoted to Sheen and who will be affected by this news.”… Jenky is “firmly convinced of the great holiness” of Sheen, and “remains confident that Sheen will be beatified.” The cause for Sheen’s beatification and canonization will continue and, the press release stated, there have been “many miracles” reported through Sheen’s intercession, including some as recently as the last three weeks.

By Most Rev. Joseph Strickland, The Wanderer - The Catholic Catechism teaches, “The divine fatherhood is the source of human fatherhood; this is the foundation of the honor owed to parents” (CCC, n. 2214). Fathers are the foundation of families, they give them identity and meaning, in life and in death... The Gospel of St. Luke presents this exchange between the disciples and Jesus where they ask Him to teach them how to pray: “Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples. He said to them, when you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. ….

By Bernard Condon and Jim Mustian, AP - At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic Church of sexual abuse, lawyer Adam Slater gazes out the window of his high-rise Manhattan office at one of the great symbols of the church, St. Patrick’s Cathedral… Across the country, attorneys like Slater are scrambling to file a new wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy, thanks to rules enacted in 15 states that extend or suspend the statute of limitations to allow claims stretching back decades. Associated Press reporting found the deluge of suits could surpass anything the nation’s clergy sexual abuse crisis has seen before…